Fanny Rose Howie

Fanny Rose Howie (11 January 1868–20 May 1916) was a New Zealand singer and composer. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngati Porou and Te Whanau-a-Apanui iwi. She was born in Tokomaru Bay, East Coast, New Zealand on 11 January 1868, the daughter of Thomas William Porter and Herewaka Porourangi Potae. "Hine E Hine" is her most famous composition.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Chadwick, Tony. "Fanny Rose Howie". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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